1982 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament

The 1982 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament was the second year of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship for Division I. In 1982, the tournament participants were expanded from 20 to 28.

1982 NCAA women's Division I volleyball tournament
Champions	Hawaiʻi (1st NCAA (2nd national) title)
Runner-up	Southern California (2nd NCAA (5th national) title match)
Semifinalists	Stanford (1st Final Four) San Diego State (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Dave Shoji (1st title)
Final Four All-Tournament Team	Tracy Clark (Southern California) Kimberly Ruddins (Southern California) Deitre Collins (Hawaiʻi) Lisa Strand (Hawaiʻi) Kim Oden (Stanford) Mary Holland (San Diego State)

The University of Hawaiʻi won the NCAA championship by defeating defending national champion Southern California in five games. Hawaiʻi finished the year at 33-1.

In the consolation match, San Diego State defeated Stanford in five games to claim third place for the second straight year.

Brackets

Northwest regional

	First Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final
							Hawaiʻi	3
							San Jose State	0
		UCSB	2
		San Jose State	3
												Hawaiʻi	3
												Cal Poly	1
		Arizona State	3
		Illinois State	1
							Arizona State	1
							Cal Poly	3
		Cal Poly	3
		Pittsburgh	0

South regional

	First Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final
							Stanford	3
							Texas	0
		Texas	3
		SW Missouri State	1
												Stanford	3
												Pacific	0
		Pacific	3
		North Carolina	0
							Pacific	3
							Arizona	1
		Arizona	3
		Texas A&M	0

Mideast regional

	First Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final
							Southern California	3
							Tennessee	0
		Tennessee	3
		Northwestern	2
												Southern California	3
												Purdue	0
		Nebraska	3
		Penn State	1
							Nebraska	2
							Purdue	3
		Purdue	3
		Rutgers	1

West regional

	First Round					Regional semifinal					Regional final
							San Diego State	3
							California	1
		California	3
		Pepperdine	0
												San Diego State	3
												UCLA	1
		UCLA	3
		Louisville	0
							UCLA	3
							BYU	0
		BYU	3
		Western Michigan	0

Final Four - Alex G. Spanos Center, Stockton, California

	Semifinals					Finals
	Hawaiʻi		3
	Stanford		2
						Hawaiʻi		3
						Southern California		2
	Southern California		3
	San Diego State		0			Third place
						San Diego State		3
						Stanford		2

NCAA Tournament records

There are three NCAA tournament records that were set in the 1982 NCAA tournament that have not yet been broken.

• Service aces, match (individual record) - Beverly Robinson, Tennessee - 11 vs. Northwestern
• Services aces, match (team record) - Tennessee, 20 (vs. Northwestern)
• Solo blocks, tournament (individual record) - Deitre Collins, Hawaiʻi - 15 (1 vs. San Jose State, 6 vs. Cal Poly, 2 vs. Stanford, 6 vs. Southern California).